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11700 Lewis River Road
Ariel, WA 98603
United States
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Yale Valley Library District
Yale Valley Library District (YVLD) is a partial-county, rural library district, created by a vote of the citizens of the Yale precinct of Cowlitz County in May 2003. It is governed by a board of trustees that meets six times a year.
YVLD contracts with Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries for services, which include the following:
- A Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries library card
- Access to the library catalog from home or work
- Use of Yale Valley Community Library or any of FVRL's 14 other locations, including libraries in Woodland and La Center.
- Toll-free phone calls to FVRL's Telephone Information Services: 1-800-921-6211
- Assistance available at your convenience via web form. See our Contact Us page.

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History:
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2021: The new Yale Valley Community Library opened in July.
2018: Ground was broken for a new, permanent library building. Learn more about the building project.
2012: Weekly, limited library services at Yale Library Express, located at Yale Elementary School, were established in August.
2003: In May, citizens in the Yale precinct of Cowlitz County successfully voted to form a partial-county, rural library district. Yale Valley Library District contracts with Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries for services, which included bookmobile visits until the Clark County bookmobile was retired in June 2012.
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Board of Trustees members, meetings, and minutes:
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The YVLD board is composed of five, five-year positions. Current members are:
- Tina Moir, Chair
- Cynthia McAllister, Vice Chair
- Kathi Wheeler, Secretary
- Bob Appling, Treasurer
- Vacant (contact HuckleberryL@co.cowlitz.wa.us for information)
Members meet six times a year. An agenda is posted here prior to each meeting.
Agenda for Thursday, September 28, 2023 meeting (PDF)
The meeting schedule for 2023 is:
- February 9 at 6 pm
- April 13 at 6 pm
- June 8 at 6 pm
- September 28 at 6 pm
- November 9 at 6 pm
Meeting minutes are available once they have been approved by the board. Note: minutes are posted in Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires the free Adobe Reader to view.
2022
2021
- December 9, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- November 11, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- October 14, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- September 9, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- August 12, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- July 8, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- June 10, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- May 13, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- April 8, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- March 11, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- February 11, 2021 minutes (PDF)
- January 14, 2021 minutes (PDF)
2020
- December 10, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- November 12, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- October 8, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- September 17, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- August 13, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- July 9, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- June 11, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- May 14, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- April 16, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- March 12, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- February 13, 2020 minutes (PDF)
- January 9, 2020 minutes (PDF)
2019
- December 12, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- November 20, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- October 17, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- September 19, 2019 (PDF)
- August 15, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- July 18, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- June 20, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- May 16, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- April 11, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- March 21, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- February 21, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- January 17, 2019 minutes (PDF)
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Legal and financial documents
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Policies and bylaws:
- Siting Library Facilities Policy (PDF)
- Fiscal Management Policy (PDF)
- Trustee Ethics and Responsibilities Policy (PDF)
- Yale Valley Library District Bylaws (PDF) (Amended June 2021)
Budgets:
- 2022 Yale Valley Library District Budget (Revised) & 2023 Budget (Approved) (PDF)
- 2021 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
- 2020 Yale Valley Library District Budget (PDF)
Financial Statements:
2023
- 2023
2022
2021
- 2021 November financials (PDF)
- 2021 October financials (PDF)
- 2021 September financials (PDF)
- 2021 August financials (PDF)
- 2021 July financials (PDF)
- 2021 June financials (PDF)
- 2021 May financials (PDF)
- 2021 April financials (PDF)
- 2021 March financials (PDF)
- 2021 February financials (PDF)
- 2021 January financials (PDF)
2020
- 2020 Yale Valley Library District Annual Report (PDF)
- 2020 December financials (PDF)
- 2020 November financials (PDF)
- 2020 October financials (PDF)
- 2020 September financials (PDF)
- 2020 August financials (PDF)
- 2020 July financials (PDF)
- 2020 June financials (PDF)
- 2020 May financials (PDF)
- 2020 April financials (PDF)
- 2020 March financials (PDF)
- 2020 February financials (PDF)
- 2020 January financials (PDF)
2019
- 2019 Yale Valley Library District Annual Report (PDF)
- 2019 December financials (PDF)
- 2019 November financials (PDF)
- 2019 October financials (PDF)
- 2019 September financials (PDF)
- 2019 August financials (PDF)
- 2019 July financials (PDF)
- 2019 June financials (PDF)
- 2019 May financials (PDF)
- 2019 April financials (PDF)
- 2019 March financials (PDF)
- 2019 February financials (PDF)
- 2019 January financials (PDF)